soil

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for soil

soil 🔊 /sɔjˈl/

soil : කුණුකසළ

soil : කසළ

soil : පස

soil : පාංශු

soil : පස්

soil : බිම

soil : කිලුටු වෙනවා

soil : කිලුටු කරනවා

soil definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To feed, as cattle or horses, in the barn or an inclosure, with fresh grass or green food cut for them, instead of sending them out to pasture; hence (such food having the effect of purging them), to purge by feeding on green food; as, to soil a horse.
  2. To enrich with soil or muck; to manure.

Noun.

  1. The upper stratum of the earth; the mold, or that compound substance which furnishes nutriment to plants, or which is particularly adapted to support and nourish them.
  2. Land; country.
  3. Dung; faeces; compost; manure; as, night soil.
  4. A marshy or miry place to which a hunted boar resorts for refuge; hence, a wet place, stream, or tract of water, sought for by other game, as deer.
  5. To make dirty or unclean on the surface; to foul; to dirty; to defile; as, to soil a garment with dust.
  6. To stain or mar, as with infamy or disgrace; to tarnish; to sully.
  7. That which soils or pollutes; a soiled place; spot; stain.

Intransitive verb. To become soiled; as, light colors soil sooner than dark ones.